Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Urban Studies and Planning
11.520: A Workshop on Geographic Information Systems
11.188: Urban Planning and Social Science Laboratory
Lab Assignment 6: Vector Spatial Analysis
Due: Lab 7
Please hand in your answer in class during Lab 7
Your Name:
________________________________
Your Athena Username:________________________________
1. Please write a brief (few sentence) description of an interesting cluster pattern for
bookstore locations within Cambridge.
2. Create a labeled and annotated map supporting your description in Question 1.
3. How many children 5 and under were living within 1/2 mile of Ames Street?
4. Make a map showing Ames Street and the 1/2 mile buffer on top of a thematic map of
the number children 5 and under by block group.
5. Briefly describe the difference between the themes produced by the union and intersect
operations.
Both maps and the answer sheet should be submitted. No electronic turn in is required.
Your maps may either be in grayscale or color; just make sure they are readable whatever
you choose.